Indians Prospect Insider

(Photo: MiLB)Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Friday December 3rd:
Luis Valbuena - 2B, Cardenales de Lara: 1-for-3, R, BB. Was hitting .179/.312/.244 through 23 games, but in last 13 games is 14-for-42 (.333) and has raised his overall line to .233/.354/.342 in 36 total games.Jayson Nix - 3B, Senadores de San Juan:...

Here are the updated stats for all the Cleveland Indians players who are playing in fall/winter ball. Stats are updated as of 12/03/2010.
BattersLGEGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOAVGOBPSLGAbraham, AdamAFL103678110398.222.378.306Apodaca, JuanVWL143848300546.211.286.289Cabrera, AsdrubalVWL62115200416.238.273.333Carlin, LukeDWL132311000087.043.290.043Carrera, EzequielVWL311112028600111512.252.362.306Constanza,...

Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Thursday December 2nd:
Jayson Nix - 3B, Senadores de San Juan: 0-for-3, K. Nix's second game of action out in Puerto Rico, and 0-for-8 with 3 Ks so far at the plate. He did not have any errors at third base.Luis Valbuena - 2B, Cardenales de Lara: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB. Valbuena...

Lincecum almost became an Indian in the
summer of 2005 (Photo: AP).
Imagine for a moment a Cleveland Indians rotation headlined by C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee, and Tim Lincecum. That is a rotation that would go down as one for the ages and matchup with the all time great ones of the past.
Such a rotation for the Indians was actually possible five years ago.
Back in 2005,...

(Photo: AP)Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Wednesday December 1st:
Jayson Nix - 3B, Senadores de San Juan: 0-for-5, 2 K. Nix had a less than memorable winter ball debut in Venezuela. Not only did he not reach base in any of his five plate appearances, but he left six men on base, and made an error in the field. He...

Rodriguez could be selected in the
Rule 5 Draft (Photo: Tony Lastoria)
With the Rule 5 Draft approaching, I thought it might be a good time to dust off this old column and take a deeper look at the last few drafts.
This year I am adding a new break down as each year we will also look at the highest level each player has reached. I will only count the highest level though if they...

(Photo: MiLB)Here is a quick recap of how the players in the Cleveland Indians' system did in fall/winter league action on Tuesday November 30th. Note: No games were played in the Venezuela Winter League on Tuesday night.
Jerad Head - 1B, Gigantes de Carolina: 0-for-3, BB, E. Head is the last of the American players from the Indians still out playing winter ball. While everyone else wrapped...

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